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due care theory  

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  • A consumer expects, as a matter of course, that a product purchased is as safe as possible. In recent years, the issue of product safety and the question of the locus of responsibility for unsafe products has been an important topic in business ethics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Due Care Theory]

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